as in loads
a considerable amount a degree in that field would give you a plateful of possibilities for a career

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Recent Examples of plateful On my list for next time are the Sistine Chapel, more of Rome's Jewish quarter and trying a plateful of good carciofi alla romana (Roman-style artichokes). Kaye O'Doherty, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 From a massive round tray your server will unload plateful after plateful. Adrienne Wyper, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024 A couple of them wouldn't even try a bite, literally wrinkling their nose at the plateful my mom artfully stacked in a pretty pyramid. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 Owner and chef Salvador Ortiz carefully shapes sushi rolls, topping them with pops of orange roe, then prepares a heaping plateful of noodles, broccoli and greens for a group wanting shabu shabu. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for plateful
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Noun
  • Witnesses described two men, later identified as Villanueva-Morales and 29-year-old Javier Alatorre, entering the bar and firing more than a dozen shots into the crowd of approximately 40 patrons.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This is a great energy saver and also mitigates tons of cord chaos your pets may get into under the cloak of darkness.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The company says this initiative saves up to 60 tons of food waste annually compared to buffet-style dining.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon also ordered a slew of international spinoffs, including Italy’s Citadel: Diana and India’s Citadel: Honey Bunny, which both premiered last year.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The latest shakeup comes amid a slew of management changes at the luxury giant, which saw Guiony become president of the wines and spirits division.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But, for example, the Russian Kosmos 1340, which weighed about 2 and a half tons, probably left behind a few chunks reaching the surface of Earth.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • For a good chunk of the premiere, that’s the chief conflict, and mystery.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.
    Michael Ausiello, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The most expensive food items at each park are nachos with a giant pile of meat and toppings.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon TV series originated a couple of years ago when Sony regained the rights to the books through a first-look deal with Vertigo and tapped Ning to adapt it as part of an overall deal.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Sony Pictures Television, where both Ning and Moore are under overall deals, will produce.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, vitamin D is the only vitamin our bodies can synthesize in sufficient quantities just from exposure to energy from our planet’s vital star.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In our experience, quality over quantity is important.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Plateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plateful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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